Readers, I have some big news and I’m thrilled to finally be able to share it. My next book My Reading Life: A Book Journal, is coming your way on September 7, 2021. (Update: the situation in the Suez Canal this spring impacted numerous 2021 publication dates, including mine. The release date is now September 21.) Today I get to show you the cover!
I had a lot of fun creating this journal for book lovers—and I adore its cheerful cover.
Here it is!
Now for what’s on the inside. The journal’s interior was inspired by my conversations with literally thousands of readers over the years about what makes their reading life better—and what doesn’t. And, of course, by my own hands-on experience as a book lover and journaler.
You’ve been asking for a book journal like this for years, and I’m so excited to get it in your hands. I OBSESSED over the reading log pages, and so enjoyed curating seasonal reading lists, creating a beautiful habit tracker, and choosing my favorite bookish quotes, all with the goal of helping you draw more satisfaction from the books you read, and enjoy the process more.
Tracking the books you read is one of the best ways I know to improve your reading life. This journal is meant to capture the history of what you’ve read, to help you reflect on the books you are currently reading, and to help you decide on and plan for the books you want to read.
My hope is that this journal will help you both articulate your reading taste and broaden your literary horizons, and help you enjoy the process. In addition to the tracking pages, I’ve included more than 20 book lists that feature titles from a diverse assortment of authors, genres, themes, and more, as well as seasonal reading suggestions.
Bound in a sturdy (and oh so pretty) hardcover, this compact book journal fits right in your tote bag, whether you’re going to the library, to school, or to work.
I hope you’re interested in tracking your reading with My Reading Life: A Book Journal. If you’re ready, your pre-order would mean a great deal. Pre-orders determine how many copies the publisher decides to print, and impacts whether or not retailers will choose to stock it. (In other words, they matter a lot!)
Preorder from any of these places:
• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble
• Bookshop
• Books-a-Million
• Book Depository
• Carmichael’s Bookstore
And don’t forget about your local indie! You can pre-order wherever new books are sold.
I so hope you enjoy this reading journal, and I can’t wait to see how you use it!
xoxo
Anne
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Congrats, Anne — it’s lovely! And to have some of your book lists right at hand — even better. Looking forward to this coming out!
How exciting! Just pre-ordered!!
It’s so beautiful. Going to preorder right now. Congrats Anne!!!
Just pre-ordered! Gorgeous:)
I love it – so beautiful! Congrats to you!
Very exciting! But I am afraid it isn’t available to preorder in Canada yet. Couldn’t find on Amazon.ca website 🙁 but as soon as I can click on that pre-order button, I will!
It’s there now – 07:20 MDT. Preordered!
I’m happy to hear it’s there now—thank you!
This is so exciting!! Will pre-ordering become available for the UK too?
I’ll see what I can find out. Thanks for your interest!
The answer is yes! Here’s a quick link, but my publisher tells me it will soon be available in the U.K. through multiple platforms.
I love both the journal and the cover! Congratulations to you!
Thanks for the great news this MONDAY morning!! I l.o.v.e it! Already pre-ordered! Congrats.
Brilliant!
Congratulations, Anne! I preordered mine, and can’t wait to start using it! I love the book lists idea. I have learned so much on this journey with MMD book club , and know this journal will teach me more!
I’m so happy to hear it! Thanks for the kind words.
Just preordered! So excited to have a book journal from YOU!! 🙂
Congratulations!
Looking forward to this. Will preorder.
It’s beautiful! Congratulations!
Lovely cover! Congratulations!
Congratulations Anne…the cover is lovely!! I can’t wait to have it in person. I was hoping you had something on the horizon. This is perfect for MMD fans! Pre-ordering now.
Pre-order in Anne! How in the world will I make it to September?? This looks like just the journal I have been looking for!
I’m so happy to hear it! I hope you love it.
I love it! I couldn’t click that pre-order button fast enough.
Congratulations! I’m so excited. And what a wonder gift for family and friends, heading into the holiday season!
Wow- congratulations! It gets released the day after my birthday. I pre-ordered today so I’ll have a nice post- birthday surprise in a few months. Can’t wait!
What timing—happy birthday to YOU!
Congratulations, Anne! Thrilled and delighted for you… and for readers everywhere.
My pre-order is in at Book Depository. Yay!
Thank you, Deborah!
Preorder is complete! I can see your thoughtful reading guidance in it. Such attention to detail, which I always appreciate with all things MMD. 🤗
?? My question is, will the journal lay flat when open? Without any “help”? Please say yes. 🤞
Confirmed: it will lay flat!
Congratulations, Anne! It’s a beautiful cover! I’ll be preordering once we’ve moved in a couple of weeks. I wouldn’t want to preorder and have it go to the wrong place!
Yay!!! Just preordered. Cover is one of my favorite colors. Can’t wait!!!
I’m so excited for this!!!
Congratulations & so excited to get your newest book!
So excited for this one! Just pre-ordered.
It’s so beautiful! I just pre-ordered 4 (one for me and three as gifts) although now I can think of two more readers who would enjoy it too!
Oh, wow—thank you, Jean!
Anne! Congratulations! What a pretty cover! Your book journaling freebie download is what first got me into book journaling, so I cannot wait to get my hands on this!
Emily, I’m so glad to hear you got into book journaling! Happy to be a part of that.
Oh wow! You kept a great secret’! Can’t wait to get it!
Pre-ordered! This looks amazing!! Well done :).
Just pre-ordered! I couldn’t be more excited about this! All of my worlds colliding in one beautiful place…journaling, tracking, MMD, and that gorgeous cover! Woo Hoo! Thank you for always sharing your incredible talents with the world!
Just purchased!! I can’t wAit
Love this! It will make a great gift for readers in my life, as well as one for myself. Love that we can preorder 🙂
This is so beautiful! I can’t wait! Preordering now! A question: will it have pages at the end for notes or other elements that we want to add to personalize our book journaling?
There are not dedicated blank pages at the end, but I hope you’ll appreciate the flexibility we built into the journal. (The Amazon listing has some interior photos.)
Of course, it’s ordered. I have to have a complete set of my Anne Bogel books! Congratulations! 🎉
Haha! Thank you. ❤️
Will signed versions be available at your local indie? I look forward to you being able to tour again – if you come to Interabang in Dallas I can get it signed in person!
Yes they will! I’ll be signing all the preorders coming out of Carmichael’s. I look forward to the time when I can get down to Dallas again, and finally see Texas friends new and old and Interabang!
So pretty! September seems such a long way off 🙂
Congratulations! I’m so excited for this 🙂 Can we preorder at Christianbook? That’s my favorite place to get my books.
I just checked—it’s there!
Preordered weeks ago! I’m glad to see the cover now- it’s so pretty. Let us know what else we can do to get the word out for you. We’re always here to support!
Congrats and thanks for sharing. Very excited to get it. And with a September release, it will make a great Christmas gift for the readers in my family!! Pre-ordering several from a local bookstore as soon as I know where I will be in September!
Thank you, Debra!
Debra,
Great idea! I shall do the same. Thank you.
Beautiful cover! Can’t wait to get mine! I will save it to use for 2022, but that will give me some time to play with it first. I think I will pre-order mine with my gift card.
Congrats on your new book!
Looks amazing, Anne! Can’t wait to use it!
Love it! Love the cover. Going to pre-order it now!
Where do you prefer we order from? (Where do you get the best cut?)
Please order from wherever works best for you! But if you’d like me to sign it for you, definitely order from Carmichael’s—this is my local indie and I’ll be signing all the preorders placed from them. I hope that helps you decide!
Preordered mine! Thanks for all the myriad of ways you contribute to my reading life!
Thank you for the kind words, Rachael!
Hooray! I’ve been hoping you would do something like this, Anne! You were the impetus for my starting a book journal this year (and I joined MMD Book Club shortly thereafter). I’ve pre-ordered it from my local indie bookshop and look forward to getting it in my hands in September!
I’m so happy to hear that, Margaret—thank you! I hope you enjoy using the journal.
So excited for this! I’ve been looking for a good reading journal for a while!
I hope you love this one!
Beautiful cover Anne! So excited for this – I ordered several copies as I think it will be a wonderful gift. Thank you for helping me continue to improve my reading life over the last year. 🙂
And thank YOU for the kind words, Patty!
Super Exciting! I would order whatever you publish. Honestly, Anne, you could tell me you’re re-writing the dictionary and I would pre-order it. Can’t wait!
Hi Anne! I’m wondering if this would be good for the young readers in my life (they’re 6 and 9, and library day is their favorite). If not, do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
Nikki, while a 6- and 9-year-old could use this journal, I don’t think it’s the best fit. I do know about a project in the works that will be perfect for them; I’ll keep you posted as I learn more.
So exciting! I preordered with a gift card from a student around Christmastime 🙂
Wow, you were really on the ball! Thanks, Tracy!
Love it 😍. I just preordered 📚💙
Congratulations Anne! The The book looks beautiful!! I just preordered it!!
So exciting! The bio in the images on Amazon says your dog’s name is Disney – am I wrong in thinking it was Daisy?
You’re not wrong! Daisy was the victim of an over-eager autocorrect. The publisher is fixing it right now. Thank for looking out for my pup!
It’s gorgeous! And sounds wonderful
Congrats, if I preorder from Carmichael will they ship to me since I don’t live in Louisville?
Yes they will! The shipping options are on their online order form, or you can call up the store and order by phone. Thank you!
Pre-ordered for a gift. The cover is beautiful, and I know the inside will be even more magical!
OMG! I’m so excited to hear this! The cover is lovely, bur all the covers have been. I just bought the book journal by Michelle Obama and I love journals with prompts. I can’t wait to get my hands on it! Congratulations to you Anne! I’m still a HUGE fan of yours!!!
I just have to say yes and amen! 😁. LOVE the colors, and the inside looks great! Can’t wait!
Pre-ordered. 😀
Pre-ordered and can’t wait! It’s a lovely book about MY books. 🙂
Another pre-order! Can’t wait to get this in my hands. I love lists!!!!
Congratulations Anne, it’s a beauty!! I love the brilliant colors and can’t wait to fill it up! 💁🏻♀️
Amazon categorizes it as Christian Mystery and Suspense Romance. I thought that was odd.🤔
I just ordered it on my computer and it came up as a Journal. Anyway, I pre-ordered using my gift card. Perfect!!!
Bwahahaha! I assure you it is neither of those things!😂
Can I pre-order somewhere in Brazil? I never find these beautiful books here. 🙁
The international book retailer Book Depository is your friend! The journal is available there: https://bit.ly/3lN00TI
Anne,
Can’t wait for your book to come out. The cover was very charming. I am going to pre-order now.
Looks gorgeous, Anne! Congratulations!!
Exactly what I’ve needed–and I can’t wait because I know your journal is going to be head and shoulders above any other reading journal out there. Rushing to preorder now!
Your Journal was a Christmas gift to myself! I am using it for my reading challenge(no time deadline) of reading 1 book published in each of the last 100 years(since there are 100 pages). I have the journal all set up by adding the year to each page… I’m off to a good start with 10 books logged so far!! I am learning so much from the older books and from researching what book to read early years. Your Journal even has book recommendations that I have used! The Journal is great for my reading challenge –thank you.
As someone who believes in the transformative power of books, I can’t recommend ‘All about My Reading Life’ enough. It’s a beautiful way to celebrate the magic of reading and create lasting memories with your favorite books.